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Are Cooking Shows Helping or Hurting the Home Cook?   The popularity of cooking shows on television, whether it’s straight forward cooking shows like Secrets of a Restaurant Chef with Anne Burrell or more kitschy “edutainment” like Alton Brown’s Good Eats, has sky rocketed.  Even those television viewers who don’t consider themselves cooks or foodies have their favorites or regularly...

Recently, reality television has started to turn toward the culinary industry; primarily, the restaurant business.  With shows like Restaurant Impossible with Chef Robert Irvine and Kitchen Nightmares with Chef Gordon Ramsay, the focus of these shows is on restaurants failing for various different reasons.  The celebrity chefs take on the task of turning the restaurant around by pointing out and...

This past week, the media have been circling Paula Deen as she has been facing some incriminating charges.  The Food Network star has been accused of racism and inappropriate behavior along with her brother and co-owner of her restaurants.  The employee, Lisa Jackson, claims that Deen’s brother, Earl Hiers subjected her to “violent, sexist, and racist behavior” during the five...

Recently, the well-known restaurant franchise, Hooters has decided to try to rebrand itself.  For years this tongue in cheek establishment was known for having excellent hot wings and a half-dressed, buxom wait staff.  For various reasons (the economy and change in social mindsets being a few), those in charge have decided to brand themselves as a more “family friendly” sports...